Tourists escape injury in 'Welcome to Phuket' head-on crash
Eakkapop Thongtub


Police did not name the driver of the wayward Honda sedan or clarify whether or not that person was tested for drugs or alcohol. Photo: Eakkapop

PHUKET: -- Two tourists who had just landed on Phuket escaped serious injury last night (Apr 12) when the airport limousine they were travelling in was rammed by an oncoming car that had crossed the median strip on Thepkrasattri Rd.

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MOPH to build road safety checkpoints in all communities

SARABURI, 13 April 2016 (NNT) - Director-General of the Disease Control Department Amnuay Gajeena has visited Saraburi province to observe the road safety campaign.

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Russians Arrested For Counterfeiting In Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- Pattaya police raided the Print Express Store located at 143/84, soi 10, Thepprasit Road in South Pattaya yesterday after receiving information that print shop was a front for counterfeit document printing and other forgeries.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910008-russians-arrested-for-counterfeiting-in-pattaya/

116 Die in Songkran Traffic Accidents
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


A van crash Monday in Prachinburi's Ban Sang District that killed four including the driver and injured six. Photo: Prachinonline / Facebook

BANGKOK — Threats to confiscate vehicles from motorists caught drunk have failed to stop road accidents occurring during Songkran this year.

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PM to chair National Water Resources Committee meeting on April 20



BANGKOK: -- The National Water Resources Committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha will hold a meeting on April 20 water management projects for this fiscal year which cover water for consumption, farming and for ecological conservation.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910022-pm-prayut-to-chair-national-water-resources-committee-meeting-on-april-20/

Phuket search launched for ‘missing’ dead whale
Tanyaluk Sakoot

PHUKET: -- Officials are on the lookout for the body a 20-metre long Bryde’s whale that is expected to reach the Sarasin Bridge, at the northern tip of Phuket, late this afternoon (Apr 13).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910042-phuket-search-launched-for-missing-dead-whale/

Patong beach water turns brown, again
Tanyaluk Sakoot

Marine experts have collected samples of the water at Patong Beach for testing. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon

PHUKET: -- Marine scientists have collected water samples from Patong Beach for testing after a large tract of beach water more than a kilometre long turned brown there yesterday (Apr 12).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910047-patong-beach-water-turns-brown-again/

Pattaya Hotel Chef Arrested In Naklua Drugs Raid
Pattaya One

PATTAYA -- On Wednesday evening the Sheriff of Banglamung, Mr Chakorn Kanjanawatta received complaints from villagers that a group of young Thai males and females on motorcycles were acting suspiciously outside a premises in Moo 5, soi 9, Naklua. The local residents suggested to Sherriff Kanjanawatta that they might be involved in the sale of narcotics and so he dispatched Flying Officer Porrasit Jittarammawong and his fellow officers from the Banglamung Bailiffs department to investigate.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910048-pattaya-hotel-chef-arrested-in-naklua-drugs-raid/

Two French women injured in Phuket taxi crash
Winai Sarot

PHUKET: -- Six people, including two French tourists, were injured after a car slammed into a Phuket taxi yesterday evening.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910004-tourists-escape-injury-in-welcome-to-phuket-head-on-crash/?p=10635003

‘One Last Party’ before iconic Phuket beach clubs get demolished
Isaac Stone Simonelli

PHUKET: -- With the demolition of two of Phuket’s most iconic beach clubs on Surin Beach imminent, it’s time to pull out your sexy white clothes for Twinpalms Group’s ‘One Last Time’ beach party at 8pm on Saturday.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910050-one-last-party-before-iconic-phuket-beach-clubs-get-demolished/

Teenager Sets Mother’s House On Fire
Pattaya One

PATTAYA -- A female motorbike taxi driver, Mrs Ausa Ainpan, 52, received a call from her son last night asking for money so he could go and hangout with his friends. Mrs Ainpan explained to her son that she had a passenger with her and couldn’t return home at that time.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910052-teenager-sets-mothers-house-on-fire/

Opposition fury in FYR Macedonia as Ivanov halts phonetap inquiry
Euronews

Protesters in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia surrounded the headquarters of the ruling party in Skopje, furious at the decision to drop all inquiries into allegations of widespread government spying.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910056-opposition-fury-in-fyr-macedonia-as-ivanov-halts-phonetap-inquiry/

Syria: Polls and peace talks as fighting escalates
Euronews

SYRIA -- State-controlled areas of Syria are voting on Wednesday in parliamentary elections boycotted by the opposition.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910059-syria-polls-and-peace-talks-as-fighting-escalates/?p=10635145

Panama Papers: Police raid HQ of law firm Mossack Fonseca
Euronews

Police have raided the offices of Mossack Fonseca – the law firm at the centre of the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks scandal – to search for any evidence of illegal activities.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910060-panama-papers-police-raid-hq-of-law-firm-mossack-fonseca/?p=10635193

Stephen Hawking helps unveil interstellar travel project
Euronews

A Russian billionaire has enlisted physicist Stephen Hawking to help him launch a futuristic plan for seeking life in outer space.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/910062-stephen-hawking-helps-unveil-interstellar-travel-project/?p=10635223

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